Poetry Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• form : structure or organization; includes the way the words are arranged
• couplet : stanza made up of 2 lines
• free verse : poem that doesn't rhyme or follow a pattern or rhythm
• lyric : short poem that directly expresses the poet's thoughts and emotions
• symbolism : when a concrete object, such as a rose, represents something much greater, like love
• ballad : a poem that tells a story and was meant to be sung so it uses repetition so people could join in
• repetition : to use any elements of language over and over and over again on purpose to create a certain effect
• stanza : group of lines set off in a poem by a blank lines; like a paragraph in writing
• imagery : writing that helps you see, smell, hear, taste, and/or feel; helps you "show"
• quatrain : stanza made up of 4 lines
• rhyme scheme : pattern of the rhyme in the poem (aaba, aabb, abcb)
• onomatopoeia : sound effect words (buzz, hiss)
• limerick : humorous poems with five lines; rhyme scheme is aabba; often start with "there once was a" or "there was a"
• alliteration : repetition of sounds at the beginnings of words (allison ate art's apples all afternoon)
• haiku : japanese form of poetry; 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables
• figurative language : writing that is not literal
• rhyme : repetition of sounds in the middle and ends of words (cat, sat, hat)
• metaphor : comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as"
• personification : giving human qualities to something that is not human
• narrative : a poem that tells a story
• hyperbole : extreme exaggeration to create an effect
• simile : comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"